Arden Heights-Rossville sits in southwestern Staten Island with large homes, green spaces, and proximity to the Clay Pit Ponds nature preserve. Quiet and suburban.
Arden Heights-Rossville sits in southwestern Staten Island with large homes, green spaces, and proximity to the Clay Pit Ponds nature preserve. Quiet and suburban.
Did you know?
The Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in Rossville is the only state park preserve on Staten Island and protects rare habitats including spring-fed streams.
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Housing cost
$370 / sq ft
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Bus service is the lifeline here — zero subway stops in Arden Heights-Rossville, so getting to Manhattan means a bus ride first. Major routes run along Arthur Kill Road, Arden Avenue and Rossville Avenue, with key intersections like Veterans Road East and Woodrow Road getting heavy use. The trip downtown typically runs 75-90 minutes on a good day. You'll need a car for most local errands, but the express buses connect reasonably well to the Staten Island Expressway for commuters.
Schools & early education
Arden Heights-Rossville serves its families with a solid public school backbone — five zoned schools covering elementary through middle, from P.S. 004 Maurice Wollin to I.S. 075 Frank D. Paulo. High Hopes of Staten Island adds a specialized public option for students with unique needs, while The Playgroup Experience offers an early childhood program. The single private option, Child Study Center of NY, rounds out a mix that keeps most families firmly in the public system without needing to cross borough lines.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Arden Heights-Rossville a good neighborhood for families?
- Arden Heights-Rossville scores 62/100 for families on Motley — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Arden Heights-Rossville safe?
- Arden Heights-Rossville scores 83/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Arden Heights-Rossville?
- Arden Heights-Rossville has 4 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 45/100 for schools — near the middle of the pack citywide.
- Is Arden Heights-Rossville affordable?
- Arden Heights-Rossville scores 70/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Arden Heights-Rossville in?
- Arden Heights-Rossville is a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City.
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